Divers found a 3,000-year-old statue at the bottom of a lake—with fresh human fingerprints

At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to be from the 9th or 10th century BC. The ritualistic-looking item was ...
The New York Times

Showing Courage in Ukraine With Handfuls of Clay

Founded seven years ago in Kyiv, GORN Ceramics has become an object lesson in survival. By Rachel Gallaher This article is part of our Design special section about the reverence for handmade objects.
National Catholic Register

St. Josephine Bakhita Sculpture Shines Light on Reality of Human Trafficking

VATICAN CITY — With his latest sculpture, a Catholic artist hopes to draw attention to the devastating reality of modern-day human trafficking. The piece depicts ex-slave St. Josephine Bakhita, whose ...
Ledger-Enquirer

2,500-year-old statues — possibly long-lost goddesses— unearthed in Spain. Take a look

Archaeologists are reconsidering ancient Tartessian culture after finding human-shaped, first-of-their-kind reliefs in Guareña, photos show. Photo from the Spanish National Research Council Digging ...